Pou 2-2 (1-06) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 4, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 31, 2005. This was up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 31, 2005. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through December 31, 2005 were 9.04 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. ******** Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,614 *31,585 *31,394 31,568 *31,311 31,112 AR : 30,960 *31,101 31,147 31,368 31,406 31,300 DE : 3,995 4,017 4,047 4,068 4,068 3,964 FL : 1,364 1,374 *1,389 1,362 1,358 1,373 GA : 34,393 33,839 *33,390 34,470 *33,881 34,522 KY : 6,906 *6,605 7,171 7,096 *7,022 7,032 LA : 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 4,136 MD : 8,952 8,885 8,974 9,013 9,013 8,963 MS : 18,484 18,704 18,661 18,463 18,492 18,659 NC : 18,879 18,964 *18,116 18,997 18,841 18,768 OK : 6,679 6,675 6,676 6,661 6,621 6,511 PA : 4,008 3,994 *4,157 *3,814 *3,812 3,978 SC : *5,200 5,097 5,089 5,273 4,945 5,146 TX : 15,156 15,159 15,160 15,143 15,157 15,200 VA : 6,388 6,378 6,393 6,359 6,373 6,390 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,113 17,419 17,393 17,926 *16,812 17,468 : 19 State Total :*215,227 *213,932 *213,293 *215,717 *213,248 214,522 : Previous Year Total : 210,096 208,114 209,584 211,111 209,901 208,842 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,419 21,096 21,565 22,002 *21,411 21,178 AR : 22,459 24,197 24,596 24,418 *24,802 24,881 DE : 5,897 5,068 5,625 5,854 5,738 5,619 FL : 1,644 1,719 1,573 1,473 1,593 1,562 GA : 26,195 26,756 26,557 27,601 *27,293 26,660 KY : 5,834 5,749 5,871 5,931 *5,771 5,601 LA : 3,507 4,235 3,828 4,057 4,252 3,563 MD : 5,148 5,456 5,443 5,626 5,912 5,512 MS : 16,395 15,850 16,707 16,535 16,668 16,663 NC : 13,967 14,963 15,209 15,583 15,407 15,061 OK : 4,942 5,101 5,181 4,656 5,071 5,165 PA : 3,021 *3,099 *3,003 *2,853 *2,781 3,057 SC : *4,670 3,865 4,051 4,579 4,732 4,708 TX : 12,759 12,610 12,840 12,808 12,795 12,924 VA : 5,173 5,342 4,876 5,398 *6,082 5,160 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,071 16,821 16,398 16,862 *15,619 16,397 : 19 State Total :*169,101 *171,927 *173,323 *176,236 *175,927 173,711 : Previous Year Total : 165,545 170,790 171,447 172,727 171,547 172,249 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 102 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised